Magnesium sulfate therapy in preeclampsia and eclampsia

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 883-889

  Witlin, Andrea G ^a   Sibai, Baha M ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PHENYTOIN;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; SEIZURES;

EID: 0031735345     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00277-4     Document Type: Review

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